Live Election Updates: Updated local, national results released
11/3/2020 11:30 p.m. Updated local, state and national election results have been released by election officials. Results are not final yet. See the full list here.
11/3/2020 11:10 p.m. President Donald Trump is expected to make a statement soon on the results of the presidential election that have come in so far.
He has been the projected as the winner of several states, including Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Florida.
11/3/2020 9:40 p.m. (AP) Democrat Joe Biden will speak shortly on the election results, as many of his key states remain too close to call.
The Biden campaign gathered the press pool that covers him in Wilmington, Delaware, for an early Wednesday morning statement but offered no further guidance.
Biden has spent the night watching the returns come in from his home, while reporters waited near the Chase Center in downtown Wilmington for potential remarks.
Biden began his day early Tuesday with a handful of campaign stops across the all-important state of Pennsylvania as voters went to the polls.
Hours after the polls have closed across America, however, the result of the presidential election remains unclear. A number of key states still have hundreds of thousands of ballots outstanding, after a large influx of mail ballots have slowed down the count in states across the nation.
11/3/2020 9:15 p.m. The majority of Santa Cruz County's election results have been released, and there appears to be winners for some races.
- Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 1: Manu Koenig has 56% of the vote and John Leopold is coming in at 44% with 97% of precincts reporting.
- Capitola City Council: Kristen Petersen and Margaux Keiser have the highest number of votes 41% and 26% respectively with 100% of precincts reporting.
- Santa Cruz City Council: With 96% of precincts reporting, Martine Watkins, Sonja Brunner, Sandy Brown and Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson have the most votes.
See more results on our Election Results page.
11/3/2020 9 p.m. KION's Mary Coleman caught up with political analyst Dr. David Anderson to discuss what we are seeing this election night.
11/3/2020 8:30 p.m. Results for local races are beginning to come in for Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties.
See a full list of current results on our Election Result page here.
A few of the races are listed below.
11/3/2020 8:05 p.m. CBS news projects a win for Joe Biden in California.
11/3/2020 8 p.m. Polls have closed in California, and results will be coming in soon.
As poll sites close, the California Secretary of State says that if you are still in line, stay in line. As part of California's Voter Bill of Rights, voters have a right to cast their ballot.
In Santa Cruz County, some voters were able to cast their ballots at the VoteMobile just minutes before the polls closed.
11/3/2020 7 p.m. CBS is projecting wins for each candidate in states where polls are closed. The electoral votes are different from the popular vote. Find popular vote results on KION's Election Results page.
11/3/2020 6:15 p.m. Earlier this evening, Registrar of Voters Gail Pellerin spoke to KION's Drew Andre about voter turnout so far.
She said voters have come in on a rolling basis, and it appears to be record turnout in the county.
11/3/2020 6:15 p.m. There is no longer a reported wait at the Watsonville City Community Room polling site.
11/3/2020 5:55 p.m. The Santa Cruz County Election Department reports that there is an hour-long wait time at the Watsonville City Community Room polling site.
Other Watsonville polling sites report a less than 8 minute wait time.
See the wait times for other Santa Cruz County sites here and see the wait times for San Benito County here.
11/3/2020 5:20 p.m. President Donald Trump's supporters were spotted by Window on the Bay in Monterey.
Monterey police were nearby as supporters waved flags and banners near passing cars.
11/3/2020 5 p.m. Kimbley Craig's supporters were spotted on the corner of S. Main Street and Blanco Tuesday evening.
The supporters waved signs as cars drove by.
Craig is running for the Salinas Mayor position, and polls on the Central Coast will remain open until 8 p.m.
11/3/2020 4 p.m. The first election results are beginning to come in as polls close in several East Coast states, including Georgia, Indiana and Kentucky.
So far, President Donald Trump has 58% of votes and Joe Biden has 42%. Only 1% of precincts are reporting.
Polls are still open on the Central Coast, so local results will not begin coming in until after 8 p.m.
11/3/2020 3 p.m. According to election officials, a total of about 255,000 voters have cast their ballots in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties as of 2:20 p.m.
In Monterey County, 56.7% of ballots sent to registered voters have been returned. In Santa Cruz County, 120,004 ballots have been returned, accounting for about 70% of registered voters. In San Benito County, 61% of voters have returned their ballots.
11/3/2020 2 p.m. A post shared on social media shows a two-year-old getting involved in the voting process.
Kumail Nanijani shared a picture of himself returning his ballot, and in response, Clint Cornfield shared a video of his child helping him put his ballot in a designated slot at what appears to be a library.
11/3/2020 1:30 p.m. Santa Cruz County reports that 68% of voters had returned their ballots as of 11:41 p.m. last night.
A total of 116,248 ballots were returned out of 170,921 registered voters.
San Benito County reports that 61.27% of registered voters have returned their ballots.
In Monterey County, 117,416 ballots were returned, according to election officials, and that represents 56.7% of registered voters. Officials tell KION that yesterday was busier than today.
11/3/2020 12:15 p.m. The Santa Cruz METRO and Monterey-Salinas Transit are offering free fares for all rides today.
The companies hope that by offering the free rides, lack of transportation will not prevent people from voting.
For more information about routes, visit the Santa Cruz METRO website here and the MST website here.
11/3/2020 7 a.m. Polls have opened in California, and polling places will remain open until 8 p.m.
To find your polling place, use the tool here. If you are not currently registered to vote, you can do same day voter registration and get a provisional ballot.
Keep checking back for updates throughout Election Day.
